the 'he xuan is just a lil fishie' agenda

so my CSP project is telling me i spent only 4h on this but it felt like forever (maybe cuz of the crying.. channeled my inner hua cheng to render those folds in a way that made sense - no, that's a lie, i fuck it we ball-ed it so hard - i'm beat y'all, this drained me)

so this was my first attempt at rendering and not in grayscale it looked kinda bland and too soft for what was in my head and then i was like BUT HE COULD BE A STATUE

Compiled some basic information I know about drawing fat characters for beginners since I've been seeing more talk about absence of really basic traits in a lot of art lately.

two things i'm feral about: shi qingxuan and mermaids.

Wulian Week 2026 will run from July 5th - July 11th!

Whether you're an artist, writer, or otherwise, there should be something here to chew on!

Use this list however will bring you the most joy. Pick one of the four prompts or challenge yourself to include them all. Swap different days or pick and choose different parts. As long as you post it before 2027, you're good to go!

There are only five rules:

Use at least one prompt found here per contribution.

Include the relationship between Xie Lian and Wuming

Don't use AI to write or draw it for you.

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